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Meet Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Bharat’s first woman vanvasi Presidential candidate
The BJP on Tuesday announced the name of former Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu as its Presidential candidate. The decision was taken by the BJP...
Bhadrak district administration seals gate of Church reportedly forcibly converting innocent vanvasis: Odisha
Odisha's Bhadrak District Administration is reported to have sealed the gates of a Church located in Geltua village following complaints of innocent vanvasis (tribals)...
Administration preparing dual plan for Puri Rath Yatra
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The Puri district administration is preparing two plans to conduct the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath scheduled on July 1 -- one expecting...
Odisha’s rural women set up 76 ‘millet tiffin centres’ to promote millets
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The Odisha Millets Mission (OMM), a flagship initiative of the state government of Odisha, has supported women self-help groups (WSHGs) to set up 76...
NCW chief seeks CBI probe into Odisha teacher Mamita Meher murder case
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National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Thursday demanded the CBI probe into the murder of Odisha school teacher Mamita Meher.
Sharma met...
Hamvira Deva Mohapatra: The great Gajapati warrior from Odisha who hammered the Bahmani Sultanate
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Hamvira Mohapatra was a Suryavanshi Khandayat and a scion of the Gajapati dynasty. One can't imagine the Gajapati empire without him, such was his...
Odisha cabinet to amend Shri Jagannath Temple Act, for ‘settlement’ of Jagannath land-related issues
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The Odisha cabinet on Wednesday decided to amend the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1954 for the immediate settlement of Jagannath land-related issues.
The cabinet meeting,...
Manabasa Gurubara festival and its message of women empowerment
Manabasa Gurubara is a festival celebrated every Thursday in the month of Margashira in Odisha. In this festival, Devi Mahalaxmi is the presiding deity....
BJD minister Dibya Shankar Mishra accused of having links to the high-voltage Mamita Meher rape & murder case
The Mamita Meher rape and murder case has shaken up the entire polity of Odisha and created huge outrage among the people. The 24-year-old...
A village in Odisha bans alcohol after incident of sexual harassment
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In mid-September this year, a group of women from Dharambandha village - situated in the Sadar block of Odisha's Nuapada district - went for...